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most americans could see a rise in taxes and government spending cuts if government does not reach a deal before year's end, and i want to bring in two capitol hill veterans, budget committee member as well, martin frost of texas and david winston, he was aide to newt gingrich and adviser to newt gingrich's 2012 presidential campaign. i want to pick up where we left off last hour. gentlemen, you were making a point. my question is what happened to those talks between the president and john boehner. at one point they were 400 million apart and it was one whole heck of a lot of money and what happened? i think what happened is that the president decided that he was going to up the number from 800 to $1.2 trillion worth of revenue that he wanted. >> that took speaker boehner to the point where he didn't think they would go through the house and things began to fall apart at that point and they ended up going with this commission and i think it was frustrating to both men. my sense is they know the speaker was trying to get there and my sense from talking to the speaker's staff that the
most americans could see a rise in taxes and government spending cuts if government does not reach a deal before year's end, and i want to bring in two capitol hill veterans, budget committee member as well, martin frost of texas and david winston, he was aide to newt gingrich and adviser to newt gingrich's 2012 presidential campaign. i want to pick up where we left off last hour. gentlemen, you were making a point. my question is what happened to those talks between the president and john...
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unmarried women see that there is a bigger role for government. unmarried women have been harder hit in this economy, unmarried women to be much more likely uninsured, pro-choice, on every way you talk about it, be it stays the same. they are looking for an economy that helps their family, their kitchen tables and for politicians to stay out of their personal lives and for government to be on their side and help, whether it's protecting medicare and social security or protecting -- making sure that their insurance company doesn't discriminate against them just because they are women or making sure the government insurance covers their birth control. they have a very, very different perspective, much more km economically insecure. >> women voted overall for president obama than mitt romney. in 2008, 56% voted for mr. obama. what accounts for the slight drop in was that statistically significant? >> it's married women. married women, by the way, were not hit as hard by this economic crisis. >> okay. >> and have much higher incomes. but unmarried wom
unmarried women see that there is a bigger role for government. unmarried women have been harder hit in this economy, unmarried women to be much more likely uninsured, pro-choice, on every way you talk about it, be it stays the same. they are looking for an economy that helps their family, their kitchen tables and for politicians to stay out of their personal lives and for government to be on their side and help, whether it's protecting medicare and social security or protecting -- making sure...
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the russian government has to invite them to meet a child to adopt and they're worried. >> now with this new development, it could all come to a screeching halt. >> just from father to father, president putin, i just ask that as a father, just to consider what's happening to the families that are in process. let us at least go through the process and bring home our children. >> that was michelle reporting there. >>> another person pushed in front of a new york city subway tops the look at stories around the "news nation" today. there's video of a woman they say pushed the man in front of a train last night. there she is right there. the victim was killed. witnesses telling police that the woman had been following the man and mumbling under her breath moments before. earlier this month, police say a man was pushed and killed in front of another new york train. a 30-year-old man is charged with murder that case. three police officers of new jersey are in the hospital recovering today after being shot inside a police station this morning. police say the suspect was being processed for domes
the russian government has to invite them to meet a child to adopt and they're worried. >> now with this new development, it could all come to a screeching halt. >> just from father to father, president putin, i just ask that as a father, just to consider what's happening to the families that are in process. let us at least go through the process and bring home our children. >> that was michelle reporting there. >>> another person pushed in front of a new york city...
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the government will be taking more out of their paychecks and when the tax time will roll by in april, they'll feel it and businesses will feel it. once people will see they're losing money on this deal you'll see more public outrage about it. >> david naka, mura, calling for an up or down vote if the senate can't come up with it. he's talking about 250,000, at one point 400,000. is it realistic to think that the president can win this thing on an up or down vote? >> if they actually go to an up and down vote there will be a lot of pressure on those who were against a temporary fix with this to make their case known and actually go on the record. that's why the question is would the republican senators who would oppose this thing at the $250,000 level, they would use some of the mechanisms they have like the fill buster and things that the public doesn't like, but they're certainly part of the tools that the senators have to object to these things. would they block it? as mark murray said, this is about the blame game and setting up and if you'll block it, go on record to do so or you
the government will be taking more out of their paychecks and when the tax time will roll by in april, they'll feel it and businesses will feel it. once people will see they're losing money on this deal you'll see more public outrage about it. >> david naka, mura, calling for an up or down vote if the senate can't come up with it. he's talking about 250,000, at one point 400,000. is it realistic to think that the president can win this thing on an up or down vote? >> if they...
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to close the government. we are in a season where we need to act. >> you, congressman -- >> on something concrete. >> i didn't mean to interrupt you there but it sounds like you think it's a deliberate attempt to take the economy, the government. >> yeah. 55. the tea party members. not john boehner. john boehner's allowed himself to be captured by the fellows. he is above and beyond that. i think he's basically trying to do the right thing but he can't get a vote out of his own party for his own legislation. who does he turn to? the president of the united states? more worried about getting a proposition from the president to turn down then what proposition is he talking about? i think the president has been more than willing to compromise and the democrats in the house of representatives. we need 30 votes to get beyond our 190 that we have now. 191 in the house and 218 to pass anything. i think if harry reid does it, fine. let him do it. we need to think of what the country needs more than what each party do
to close the government. we are in a season where we need to act. >> you, congressman -- >> on something concrete. >> i didn't mean to interrupt you there but it sounds like you think it's a deliberate attempt to take the economy, the government. >> yeah. 55. the tea party members. not john boehner. john boehner's allowed himself to be captured by the fellows. he is above and beyond that. i think he's basically trying to do the right thing but he can't get a vote out of...
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and they don't, the government would shut down. there are major fiscal fights that need to be resolved beyond the immediate fiscal cliff. we are not even talking about the major policies that you are talking about. immigration reform and gun control legislation, those are things that can fall by the wayside if we are consumed by the fiscal talks which seems likely. >> it seems they crawl from one crisis to the next. thank you, sir, we will see you later in the hour. >> thank you. >> president obama will be talking about the fiscal cliff with david gregory on "meet the press" tomorrow, it's an exclusive interview, check your local listings for the air times. if you miss it, we will rerun it on msnbc tomorrow afternoon at 3:00. >>> want to update you on developing news in houston. george h. w. bush has been released from icugabe is staineding by. you told us two hours ago that the president was singing to doctors and unurses, he sounds like he is doing better than a week ago? >> yes, we got a update saying that former president bush
and they don't, the government would shut down. there are major fiscal fights that need to be resolved beyond the immediate fiscal cliff. we are not even talking about the major policies that you are talking about. immigration reform and gun control legislation, those are things that can fall by the wayside if we are consumed by the fiscal talks which seems likely. >> it seems they crawl from one crisis to the next. thank you, sir, we will see you later in the hour. >> thank you....
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nationwide, some 12,000 cities, counties, and other units of government. ruling on a challenge to the law three years ago, the supreme court sent a warning to congress that it needed updating. the new challenge comes from shelby county, alabama, which includes part of birmingham. some of its proposed election changes have been blocked. but civil liberties groups say discrimination lives on in new forms in most of the areas covered by the law. >> what we have seen in certain parts of the country is the effort to block or dilute the vote of minority voters has been more persistent and adaptive. >> reporter: the fact that the court has agreed to hear this case is a sign that the conservative majority may be prepared to strike this law down, or at least to gut it considerably. craig? >> pete williams there in d.c. for us, pete. thanks to you. let's bring in nationally syndicated radio talk show host michael and cnbc contributor and former democratic governor of virginia, doug wilder. good afternoon to both of you gentlemen. governor, i'm going to start with yo
nationwide, some 12,000 cities, counties, and other units of government. ruling on a challenge to the law three years ago, the supreme court sent a warning to congress that it needed updating. the new challenge comes from shelby county, alabama, which includes part of birmingham. some of its proposed election changes have been blocked. but civil liberties groups say discrimination lives on in new forms in most of the areas covered by the law. >> what we have seen in certain parts of the...
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because no government of israel has previously announced major construction in that area. it's pretty much open land. and it represents the possible last link in blocking a geographically contiguous palestinian state. so it's highly significant and will be seen that way in the region. >> are the settlements, are they the biggest impediment to a long-term solution? >> no i don't think they are the single-biggest impediment, i think they are one of the impediments, i think it's a mistake to assign rankings to the problems in the middle east. jerusalem is highly important, very emotional on both sides. i should emphasize that while i believe that the announcement of the settlement construction on e-1 is counterproductive and moves away from a resolution, so is the palestinian action going to the you united nations. what you have here are a series of actions and reactions, going back a long time. that move the parties further away from the negotiation that both sides agree is necessary if there is to be a palestinian state in practical effect on the ground. >> is this country'
because no government of israel has previously announced major construction in that area. it's pretty much open land. and it represents the possible last link in blocking a geographically contiguous palestinian state. so it's highly significant and will be seen that way in the region. >> are the settlements, are they the biggest impediment to a long-term solution? >> no i don't think they are the single-biggest impediment, i think they are one of the impediments, i think it's a...
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do appreciate that. >>> meanwhile, in syria, rebel forces are battling government troops in the suburbs near damascus. president assad desperately clings to power there. the rebels are also moving towards the damascus international airport just south of the capital. clashes in the area forced the closure of the airport road for the second time this week. all of this as secretary of state hillary clinton confirmed that the u.s. and russia are in, in fact, working toward a political solution led by the u.n. special envoy to syria. >> the united states stands with the syrian people in insisting that any transition process result in a unified, democratic syria in which all citizens are represented. a future of this kind cannot possibly include assad. >> the syrian conflict is also aif he canning the region now. beyond the fears of chemical weapons being used, today the jordanian armed forces returned fire after several shells fired from syria landed in their territory and wounded a soldier. up next back here, big earthquake hits the same japanese coast devastated by last year's massive quak
do appreciate that. >>> meanwhile, in syria, rebel forces are battling government troops in the suburbs near damascus. president assad desperately clings to power there. the rebels are also moving towards the damascus international airport just south of the capital. clashes in the area forced the closure of the airport road for the second time this week. all of this as secretary of state hillary clinton confirmed that the u.s. and russia are in, in fact, working toward a political...
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it's an issue of state rights and what the federal government does and doesn't want states to do with regards to immigration. justices according to the washington post seem skeptical of the obama administration's claim that it was an inkrugz to set immigration policy as welt as the ability to implement it. here is more after the oral arguments took place. paul clement who argued for arizona had this to say. >> so obviously the court has heard the case now. we were gratified by the justices, thory consideration of this case, so thorough that they kept both lawyers at the podium longer than scheduled. i think that under scores the importance and seriousness of the issues. from the lawyer's perspective this case is about issues of federalism in particular and the focus has been on the arizona law as it should be. in some respects for the purposes of the justices the federal statutes are every bit important arizona statutes. what you saw here i think was a real understanding on the justice's part that much of what arizona has done in this statute is to accept the invitation of the federal
it's an issue of state rights and what the federal government does and doesn't want states to do with regards to immigration. justices according to the washington post seem skeptical of the obama administration's claim that it was an inkrugz to set immigration policy as welt as the ability to implement it. here is more after the oral arguments took place. paul clement who argued for arizona had this to say. >> so obviously the court has heard the case now. we were gratified by the...
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secretary of state hillary clinton said the agreement paves the way for a post-assad government. russia refused to bake provision. >>> there's word from israel that shamir has died, he served from 1983 to '84 and from 1986 to '92. his term was marked by the 1991 gulf war when iraq fired scud missiles into israel. today israeli president perez paid tribute calls shamir a brave warrior. he was 96 yeerdz old. >>> tonight they're gearing up for the presidential vote in mechanics psycho. it's an election with a lot on the line both for that country's war on drugs and the impact it has along our southern border. we get our report tonight from nbc's mark potter. >> reporter: the murders this week of three federal police officers allegedly shot by two fellow officers smuggling cocaine at the mexico city airport have brought the drug war to the forefront days before the mexican presidential election. president caldron's war has costed an estimated 55,000 lives and is defined by the unspeakable barbarity. >> people are upset with the violence and tired of being afraid in their own hoems. >
secretary of state hillary clinton said the agreement paves the way for a post-assad government. russia refused to bake provision. >>> there's word from israel that shamir has died, he served from 1983 to '84 and from 1986 to '92. his term was marked by the 1991 gulf war when iraq fired scud missiles into israel. today israeli president perez paid tribute calls shamir a brave warrior. he was 96 yeerdz old. >>> tonight they're gearing up for the presidential vote in mechanics...
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government as many mexicans do that this is a new and reformed party. >> reporter: u.s. officials worry it could lead to more narcotics entering the u.s. here in mexico the retort is that the u.s. needs to do a lot more to reduce its consumption of drugs, along with the flow of guns and money to the cartels. outgoing president calderon's war on drugs is a costly battle. the question now is how firmly has successor will continue the fight. mark potter, nbc news, mexico city. >>> still ahead as "nightly news" continues, an american student left in a coma mauled in a vicious chimp attack. what went wrong at a world famous sanctuary. >>> later, 10,000 diamonds on display. a jaw-dropping collection fit for a queen. >>> it was a sanctuary, a place where threatened animals found a safe haven, but tonight a young american that worked at the sanctuary whose life is in danger after he was attacked by a pair of chimpanzees. michelle franzen has our story. >> reporter: texas grad student andrew oberly is fighting for his life. the sanctuary featured on animal planet's "escape to chi
government as many mexicans do that this is a new and reformed party. >> reporter: u.s. officials worry it could lead to more narcotics entering the u.s. here in mexico the retort is that the u.s. needs to do a lot more to reduce its consumption of drugs, along with the flow of guns and money to the cartels. outgoing president calderon's war on drugs is a costly battle. the question now is how firmly has successor will continue the fight. mark potter, nbc news, mexico city. >>>...
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divided government is a good time to solve hard problems. and in the next few days leaders in washington have an important responsibility to work together and do just that. >> two reports for you here at the top of the hour. nbc's luke russert and nbc's kristen welker look at the capitol, kristen at the white house. luke let's start with you. next 72 hours, what are they supposed to look like and what's happening right now? >> reporter: it's interesting, t.j. i'm here at an empty capitol hill. it really is. minority leader mitch mcconnell, majority leader hay harry reid are negotiating over some type of package to avert a large tax hike on the middle class. what the package would look like we don't know. over the next 72 hours we'll have the negotiation, between mcconnell and reid going to go onned to. tomorrow the house of representatives gavels back into session about 6:30 p.m. if there is to be a deal between reid and mcconnell it would most likely be presented to the house gop tomorrow. possibly we could have a vote late sunday night or
divided government is a good time to solve hard problems. and in the next few days leaders in washington have an important responsibility to work together and do just that. >> two reports for you here at the top of the hour. nbc's luke russert and nbc's kristen welker look at the capitol, kristen at the white house. luke let's start with you. next 72 hours, what are they supposed to look like and what's happening right now? >> reporter: it's interesting, t.j. i'm here at an empty...
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the government only allows sporting betting in four states. >>> president obama taking to the twitter yesterday to chat with regular folks. one of the questions coming about gridlock in congress. adam asked, what is the plan to make both sides see a cooperative compromise is the best way forward on all of these to-dos? the president answered, i've always said the best ideas don't come out of d.c., citizens need to push best ideas and put country ahead of politics. >>> as always, we have a foodie friday. the must-read is food and wine magazine's list of the best new barbeque restaurants in america. so if you're aren't grilling in the backyard this memorial day weekend, there are some delicious alternatives. up on our facebook page at facebook/jansingco. that bringing you better technology helps make you a better investor. with our revolutionary new e-trade 360 dashboard you see exactly where your money is and what it's doing live. our e-trade pro platform offers powerful functionality that's still so usable you'll actually use it. and our mobile apps are the ultimate in wherever whenev
the government only allows sporting betting in four states. >>> president obama taking to the twitter yesterday to chat with regular folks. one of the questions coming about gridlock in congress. adam asked, what is the plan to make both sides see a cooperative compromise is the best way forward on all of these to-dos? the president answered, i've always said the best ideas don't come out of d.c., citizens need to push best ideas and put country ahead of politics. >>> as...
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i think the destructive vicious negative nature of much of the news media makes it harder to govern this country, harder to attract decent people to run for public office, and i am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate on a topic like that. >> that's the way it started. rich galen was newt gingrich's communication director when he was speaker of the house. karen finney is former dnc communications director. rich, let's start with you. watching the first four minutes, were you thinking, this is it? game over? >> no, but i was thinking this is great tv. i was thinking that. i have no idea how that will play down here in south carolina. newt started this process by attacking the media or at least the moderator in every debate getting an applause line raising a couple thousand bucks, and that kept him going. that was a technique he has used. this was a little more over the top. in john king's defense, that was a question that was on everybody's mind here. he had to ask it. >> he had to ask it because they had been covering it all day on the programming, so certainly gingrich kn
i think the destructive vicious negative nature of much of the news media makes it harder to govern this country, harder to attract decent people to run for public office, and i am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate on a topic like that. >> that's the way it started. rich galen was newt gingrich's communication director when he was speaker of the house. karen finney is former dnc communications director. rich, let's start with you. watching the first four minutes, were...
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. >> governor romney campaigning right here in battleground florida alongside senator marco rubio, government headed to his second event of the day in the sunshine state. he addressed voters in pensacola earlier this afternoon. once again, taking it to president obama. >> he promised his would be a post partisan presidency. we've watched him over these last four years and he's been devisive and demonized almost any group that opposed him. >> both governor romney and vice president biden canceled planned trips tomorrow to virginia as hurricane sandy starts to close in there. the governor rescheduling his visit to virginia will campaign instead in the must-win state of ohio. if the buckeye state is governor romney's must-win, same can be said for president obama in pennsylvania where the latest "philadelphia inquirer" poll has the president up by a sizable margin. governor romney has narrowed the lead to six points there. 49-43 in pennsylvania. mitt romney's running mate is on the about us hoeding across ohio. congressman paul ryan on a two-day eight-stop trip through the critical battleground
. >> governor romney campaigning right here in battleground florida alongside senator marco rubio, government headed to his second event of the day in the sunshine state. he addressed voters in pensacola earlier this afternoon. once again, taking it to president obama. >> he promised his would be a post partisan presidency. we've watched him over these last four years and he's been devisive and demonized almost any group that opposed him. >> both governor romney and vice...
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if you topple the government there might be a risk of igniting a civil war or a proxy war between the united states or whatever allies you can get together and either iran or russia. so it's a very complicated situation. they have very extensive missile, air-defense systems that can be taken out. so it's unclear if there is a path forward where you make the situation better and not worse. >> listen to what judd is saying it is complicated, but at a certain point you see all of this death, and i would argue is there not a civil war going on there already. >> i agree. i had a really bad feeling this morning when i saw this news. it reminded me of bagdad. in 2009 i was a few blocks away from one of these bombings. they are loud. they kill hundreds of people, and it is bad. and the fact that the government is so unstable that they are no longer able to prevent these attacks from happening, and you can have an attack in the capitol city of syria that does this much damage would suggest they are on the brink of some massive violence. >> yeah. going by what you are saying it is complicated,
if you topple the government there might be a risk of igniting a civil war or a proxy war between the united states or whatever allies you can get together and either iran or russia. so it's a very complicated situation. they have very extensive missile, air-defense systems that can be taken out. so it's unclear if there is a path forward where you make the situation better and not worse. >> listen to what judd is saying it is complicated, but at a certain point you see all of this death,...
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the someone who works for the government. think of that aspect. we need to hear from me aetary clinton aste, co secretary of state to come and testify in person and on the record. today's hearing added more questions. lou: will they be answered? secretary contend said shere will testify before undid january before the inauguration. >> day want to testify but there are tough questionsow abot does the president know about these requests?narrative e that al qaeda is on the run? that day were erred training to be a hotb be a hot bet training area to make youn wonder if they believe theiran w ownhat press release and should be connecting the dots but failed miserably. >> and to show the president ous in error.i-pron senator brass of good to talk with you. much more tonight on the state department bungled response and we focus on the fiscal cliff and the boat on the boehner plan. we just received word the house has recessedth into a vote on plan b. able now recess with the expectation to returnrhaps wiin relatively soon within the hour.in fact, we don't
the someone who works for the government. think of that aspect. we need to hear from me aetary clinton aste, co secretary of state to come and testify in person and on the record. today's hearing added more questions. lou: will they be answered? secretary contend said shere will testify before undid january before the inauguration. >> day want to testify but there are tough questionsow abot does the president know about these requests?narrative e that al qaeda is on the run? that day were...
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only 17% believe our government has the consent of the governed. and that means there is no organization with the moral authority to tackle the issues out there. >> these guys do not rep sent us they represent their donors. and unfortunately we don't get represented on that. scott thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >>> when we come back the guy that worked closest with the obama administration from the outside. and we'll give you the real story on what happened with that healthcare fight. it's really interesting. come right back. ♪ untamed fruit flavor. jolly rancher. (vo)weeknights... >>the weakest citizen in this country is more important than the strongest corporation. my god, this is one of the stupidest things i've ever heard! you got a bone to pick with that? the blood is in the water and the sharks are bipartisan. >>> with respect to the cost of healthcare richard kirsch said we can't have a false dichotomy between coverage and cost. we can cover more people and lower costs at the same time. presumably because those who are no
only 17% believe our government has the consent of the governed. and that means there is no organization with the moral authority to tackle the issues out there. >> these guys do not rep sent us they represent their donors. and unfortunately we don't get represented on that. scott thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >>> when we come back the guy that worked closest with the obama administration from the outside. and we'll give you the real story on what happened...
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whether that is a state government or the federal government. by the way, the vice versa is obviously true. what we do know is this. we know that romney, governor romney, was the ceo of a wall street firm. and we know that that firm's job was to do was to maximize profits. we also know that after that, that governor romney was the ceo of the commonwealth of massachusetts and his record there was spotty at best. what we also know is that when he left, massachusetts climbed from -- 47th in job creation to today which is now tenth in job creation. so taking your point, can you take what he did at a company and at a state and apply that to the federal level to all 50 states? then that's a pretty hard road to tow. and i would not want to be that. if i'm the obama administration, i would point that out every single day and then i would talk about what i, president barack obama, am going to do to fix the problem and make romney talk about how he failed. >> i want to play what the governor said during one of the debates. specifically in south carolina w
whether that is a state government or the federal government. by the way, the vice versa is obviously true. what we do know is this. we know that romney, governor romney, was the ceo of a wall street firm. and we know that that firm's job was to do was to maximize profits. we also know that after that, that governor romney was the ceo of the commonwealth of massachusetts and his record there was spotty at best. what we also know is that when he left, massachusetts climbed from -- 47th in job...
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the government has lifted its ban on youtube so pakistani's could see their newest star. >> reporter: it's so sweet, it's short. it's just something you would want to pass on to someone to help them get through the day. >> reporter: he has promised a big return but he has a long way to go if he wants to catch up with gangnam style's 1 billion views. at least he got those customers buying fish. for today, duncan golistani, london. >> it is a long way to 1 million hits. >> at one point, you keep on growing from there. i also think it sounds like a great deal on fish. one pound for fish, not even a couple bucks >>> still to come, reality tv's breakout star, honey boo boo and the other pop culture standouts of 2012 but first these messages. plus a 50% annual bonus. and everyone...but her likes 50% more cash. but i'm upping my game. do you want a candy cane? yes! do you want the puppy? yes! do you want a tricycle? yes! do you want 50 percent more cash? no! ♪ festive. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on every purchase plus a 50% annual bonus on t
the government has lifted its ban on youtube so pakistani's could see their newest star. >> reporter: it's so sweet, it's short. it's just something you would want to pass on to someone to help them get through the day. >> reporter: he has promised a big return but he has a long way to go if he wants to catch up with gangnam style's 1 billion views. at least he got those customers buying fish. for today, duncan golistani, london. >> it is a long way to 1 million hits. >>...
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i mean, there was several near government shutdowns. we almost went into default and barely avoided that and this year, i don't think that you'll see the president are really layout a big policy agenda for this year, because the chances of getting anything through before the election seems impossible. you know, there's house keeping items that they have to do. like they have to keep the faa open, and do a highway bill, things like that, that they have to still get done. the payroll tax break is set to expire at the end of the month and the president will talk about that tonight as well. if you are looking at a big agenda, it not going to happen, it's a grid locked place. >> of course he can layout what seems to be ambitious simply for setting up congress for the fall and setting them up for taking the blame. >> you'll see the president talking about what he has done and what he would like to do. the argument is that they will say they are out to protect the middle class, of course, that is what both sides will be fighting for. those set
i mean, there was several near government shutdowns. we almost went into default and barely avoided that and this year, i don't think that you'll see the president are really layout a big policy agenda for this year, because the chances of getting anything through before the election seems impossible. you know, there's house keeping items that they have to do. like they have to keep the faa open, and do a highway bill, things like that, that they have to still get done. the payroll tax break is...
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and unlike other countries, it's built by your donations, not government funding. and now, to support our athletes, you can donate a stitch in america's flag for the 2012 olympic games in london. help raise our flag, add your stitch at teamusa.org. >>> on the agenda next hour, romney and rubio join forces on the campaign trail. could this be the republican dream ticket for 2012? our power panel will weigh in on that. also, call him the campaign whisperer. bill clinton reportedly giving the president advice on his re-election bid. we'll talk about that. it has sex, politics, betrayal, there's even a videotape but did you know there's an obama campaign connection to the john edwards trial? >>> 800 million facebook users clicking and liking away. is facebook making us lonelier than ever? we'll talk about that. all that and lots more straight ahead. >> i feel unhappy already. thank you so much, craig melvin. >>> today's list the top five most downloaded songs on itunes. that's your list for today. today's tweet of the day comes from darren rovell. pretzel m & ms was th
and unlike other countries, it's built by your donations, not government funding. and now, to support our athletes, you can donate a stitch in america's flag for the 2012 olympic games in london. help raise our flag, add your stitch at teamusa.org. >>> on the agenda next hour, romney and rubio join forces on the campaign trail. could this be the republican dream ticket for 2012? our power panel will weigh in on that. also, call him the campaign whisperer. bill clinton reportedly giving...
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only 17% believe our government has the consent of the governed. and that means there is no organization with the moral authority to tackle the issues out there. >> these guys do not rep sent us, they represent their donors. and unfortunately we don't get represented on that. scott thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >>> when we come back the guy that worked closest with the obama administration from the outside. and we'll give you the real story on what happened with that healthcare fight. it's really interesting. come right back. ♪ who really had a great war room when he ran the first clinton campaign. the documentary, if any of you are political junkies and you've seen the movie, the war room, well that's what we're calling this. it is a battle. it's a battle for the future of the country, it's not quite the same kind of combat when you think about war, but it is war, nonetheless. we want to make sure that we arm our viewers with the ammunition that you need to be able to be informed in battling yourselves across kitchen tables acr
only 17% believe our government has the consent of the governed. and that means there is no organization with the moral authority to tackle the issues out there. >> these guys do not rep sent us, they represent their donors. and unfortunately we don't get represented on that. scott thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >>> when we come back the guy that worked closest with the obama administration from the outside. and we'll give you the real story on what...
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quote, liberty protects the person from unwarranted government intrusions. freedom extends upon spatial bounds. liberty presumes an autonomy of self that includes freedom of thought, belief, expression, and certain intimate conduct. the defendants are adults, and their conduct was in private and consensual, and, quote, to declare the issue as one related to the right to engage in certain sexual conduct demeans the claim the individual put forward. so could it happen? could it happen next year? that the supreme court declare it is unconstitutional to deny people of the same sex the right to marry? what a question, what a story. joining me now is the president of the human rights campaign, chad griffin, and gay rights advocate elizabeth birch. i hope i set it up as best i could. i can't write the majority opinion next year. i think i know what the majority opinion should look like. your thoughts? >> i couldn't have said it better, chris. it really is an incredible day today, that the supreme court is taking the prop 8 case, the perry case, as well as the doma
quote, liberty protects the person from unwarranted government intrusions. freedom extends upon spatial bounds. liberty presumes an autonomy of self that includes freedom of thought, belief, expression, and certain intimate conduct. the defendants are adults, and their conduct was in private and consensual, and, quote, to declare the issue as one related to the right to engage in certain sexual conduct demeans the claim the individual put forward. so could it happen? could it happen next year?...
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>> i think the dedestructive, vicious, negative nature of much of the news media makes it harder to govern this countrier to attract decent immediate to run for office. >> meantime, the huffington post says romney's camp is preparing for a possible loss. one saying it will be a long slau for the nomination. mitt romney said south carolina will be an uphill battle. >> i would like to win south carolina, but i know if the polls are right, regardless of who gets the final number, we're going to get a lot of delegates. i want as many delegates as i can get. i want the most coming out of south carolina. i don't know what the numbers will be. >> yojoining us live is democra congressman from south carolina. thank you for your time. >> thank you for having me. >> why do you believe he had a 23-point lead in the polls, and now it's down to ten. >> well, there are two things converging in this state. one, mr. romney himself. he has allowed himself to be separated from the ordinary people. it's one thing to be wealthy, nobody begrudges him for that. it's another thing to try and make yourself differe
>> i think the dedestructive, vicious, negative nature of much of the news media makes it harder to govern this countrier to attract decent immediate to run for office. >> meantime, the huffington post says romney's camp is preparing for a possible loss. one saying it will be a long slau for the nomination. mitt romney said south carolina will be an uphill battle. >> i would like to win south carolina, but i know if the polls are right, regardless of who gets the final number,...
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time he had a dhans to address those remarks on the cnn interview in which he refused to the ian ran government as a national actor and said an attack would be destabilizing and not prudent. those comments had criticism from officials. general dempsey doesn't mistake iran's rhetoric for a lack of reason. elsd even iran's actions unacceptable fit the country's pattern over the past 30 years. read more on this story by checking out the bill blog at thehill.com. john boehner is showing his fraus frags on high gasoline prices. he did call on the president to present his own written proposal for an energy plan and blamed, quote, radical environmentalists for standing in the way of a national energy policy. on capitol hill the energy secretary testifying before the house appropriations subcommittee, again, a budget hearing, and taking question from freshmen republic of michigan. >> before you were nominated, you were quoted atz ss saying w have to boost the level of the price of gal lien to level in europe. have too look at results. under this administration, the price of gasoline is doubles. while b
time he had a dhans to address those remarks on the cnn interview in which he refused to the ian ran government as a national actor and said an attack would be destabilizing and not prudent. those comments had criticism from officials. general dempsey doesn't mistake iran's rhetoric for a lack of reason. elsd even iran's actions unacceptable fit the country's pattern over the past 30 years. read more on this story by checking out the bill blog at thehill.com. john boehner is showing his fraus...
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of course is there is this fundamental aversion to the size of government, to a big government. and what you're suggesting is that we need different scale of government. we need a bigger government that actually is willing to spend more on the anti-poverty programs. emotionally, the public doesn't want that. even warren buffett recently said we shouldn't spend more than 21% of gdp. you're saying we should be spending more than that. >> well, yes. if you decide that income inequality is a problem and more and more economists are coming to that conclusion that it is hurting our growth. it createless all sorts of -- what we need to combat it in a way, to create a more level playing field in terms of equality of opportunity. that requires money. so rather than reducing entitlements, you have to think of well, what are other ways it could help workers adapt. all of these things require funds. >> eliot: our federal government as representative of gdp has been about 15%. >> that's right. >> eliot: which is staggeringly low. >> that's right. it is wray low. you hear the conversation in
of course is there is this fundamental aversion to the size of government, to a big government. and what you're suggesting is that we need different scale of government. we need a bigger government that actually is willing to spend more on the anti-poverty programs. emotionally, the public doesn't want that. even warren buffett recently said we shouldn't spend more than 21% of gdp. you're saying we should be spending more than that. >> well, yes. if you decide that income inequality is a...
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only 17% believe our government has the consent of the governed. and that means there is no organization with the moral authority to tackle the issues out there. >> these guys do not rep sent us they represent their donors. and unfortunately we don't get represented on that. scott thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >>> when we come back the guy that worked closest with the obama administration from the outside. and we'll give you the real story on what happened with that healthcare fight. it's really interesting. come right back. ♪ this is countdown south carolina. forgot the name of the show p.m. the chill of peppermint. the rich dark chocolate. york peppermint pattie get the sensation. >> 97% of those services that help women are going to be hurt. a lot of people won't get those exams and might get breast cancer. it's widely counter productive. anna, thank you for doing this story. we appreciate it. >> when we come back, we're going to celebrate the life of don cornelius. we'll tell you things about him that you might not know, whe
only 17% believe our government has the consent of the governed. and that means there is no organization with the moral authority to tackle the issues out there. >> these guys do not rep sent us they represent their donors. and unfortunately we don't get represented on that. scott thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >>> when we come back the guy that worked closest with the obama administration from the outside. and we'll give you the real story on what happened...
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willful negligence, so gross incompetence isn't enough to fire someone who is working there for the government. you think about that aspect of it. but we have to hear from secretary clinton, as secretary of state, come and testify in person and on the record. there are a lot of questions and today's hearing added two more questions. lou: do you think they will be answered here? secretary clinton has said she will testify before mid-january, which would be before the inauguration, and presumably in an effort to satisfy the senate. your thoughts. >> i think it is critical she does that for her own credibility and i think she wants to testify but there are many tough questions that need to be answered for what the secretary of state was was doing as well as the president of the united states was doing. did the president know about these requests? the narrative was al qaeda is on the run. we see al qaeda linked terrorists were actually training in eastern libya not far from an ghazi, that seemed to be a hotbed training area for those folks and makes you wonder if the state department believes the
willful negligence, so gross incompetence isn't enough to fire someone who is working there for the government. you think about that aspect of it. but we have to hear from secretary clinton, as secretary of state, come and testify in person and on the record. there are a lot of questions and today's hearing added two more questions. lou: do you think they will be answered here? secretary clinton has said she will testify before mid-january, which would be before the inauguration, and presumably...
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then he turned to the government's second argument, the tax power argument. it was very clear from just a couple seconds in that the government had won the case. and the entire mood in the audience had changed markedly. the chief justice's opinion i think is a quite interesting one. it says that the affordable care act's individual mandate provision, which requires americans to have a certain amount of insurance or pay a penalty, the chief said that functionally is a tax. he said, look, it looks like a tax. it smells like a tax. it is a tax. >> well, i want to get to policy again and the law in just a second. i'm just curious about your own frame of mind just over those very short seconds, really. >> my frame of mind was a little different. the chief had done something very similar two years ago in the voting rights act case, which is a big case about the constitutionality and the voting rights act of 1965 that i had argued. i remember sitting in the courtroom and there was again about eight minutes of this is unprecedented. it turned out he read the statute
then he turned to the government's second argument, the tax power argument. it was very clear from just a couple seconds in that the government had won the case. and the entire mood in the audience had changed markedly. the chief justice's opinion i think is a quite interesting one. it says that the affordable care act's individual mandate provision, which requires americans to have a certain amount of insurance or pay a penalty, the chief said that functionally is a tax. he said, look, it...
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if the government sponsored your ownership the government has to step in. that's 100 years ago, 200 years ago, but we seen the legacy of slavery, economic inequality, jim crow law all of that stuff operates. >> certain systemic failure within american society and yet there's been -- i'm flagger gasted at the notion, like 40 -- huge percentage of this country is living at sort of an economic line where a medical bill sends them into poverty. >> let's be clear about that. >> the fact is, the medical bill shouldn't send them into poverty because we recognize decades ago that we need some social insurance prevent precisely that. if you look at the magnitude of our poverty programs, they're really fairly marginal as michael was saying. now when governor romney made that gaffe or whatever it was that heather mentioned what he said was i don't worry about the poor because we have a safety net. the safety net as they just mentioned is very porous and barely there. but secondly these guys whack the heck -- whack and sack out of the safety net. whatever holes were th
if the government sponsored your ownership the government has to step in. that's 100 years ago, 200 years ago, but we seen the legacy of slavery, economic inequality, jim crow law all of that stuff operates. >> certain systemic failure within american society and yet there's been -- i'm flagger gasted at the notion, like 40 -- huge percentage of this country is living at sort of an economic line where a medical bill sends them into poverty. >> let's be clear about that. >> the...
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the government is getting fatter. i have run out of analogies. go eat dinner.o , but only one at republicans are hong wil pass. here with exquisite exclusive details, richardson in washington. >> good evening. what republicans are looking to do in the house is basically deal wh the tax provisions of the fiscal cliff to hit on january 1 so thereill be two amendment votes on the house. the first constructed by republicans dubbed the nancy pelosi plan because it contains a number of the provisions she holds. amounts less than $250,000 per year, it extends some of the stimulus provisions with income taxpayers, child cred, and raising amounts more than $1 million. this is a republican plan ,-com,-com ma the one if it goes past the house, likely to pass the house, it makes the current rates permanent for amounts less than $1 million per year. it takes capital gains and dividend rates nw 15%, make them permanent for amounts under $1 million for amounts me than $1 million it is 20% dividend rate operates. there is a permanent estate tax of 35% for amount
the government is getting fatter. i have run out of analogies. go eat dinner.o , but only one at republicans are hong wil pass. here with exquisite exclusive details, richardson in washington. >> good evening. what republicans are looking to do in the house is basically deal wh the tax provisions of the fiscal cliff to hit on january 1 so thereill be two amendment votes on the house. the first constructed by republicans dubbed the nancy pelosi plan because it contains a number of the...
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. >> what does the federal government do? >> the federal government considered pot the same as lsd and heroin. >> same classification of drug. >> heroin. i didn't even know heroin still existed. apparently it still does. and pot does, too. the difference is you can grow heroin in your backyard. you can grow it -- >> grow marijuana you mean. >> i'm sorry, grow marijuana in your backyard. >> i don't know that much about heroin but i don't think that's how it works. >> he wants to grow marijuana. okay. >> let me be clear, i didn't make that mistake because i have been smoking anything, i have not, no. it's farcical. this is a generation al issue and the obama administration is going to have to gibe at some point on its theory of law. i think a couple days the u.s. attorney in washington said the federal law trumps what you guys are going. people are going to say no, enough. and the obama administration just started ramping up prosecutions of this. this is unusual for me. >> yeah. do you agree, goldie? >> i do, except heroin is m
. >> what does the federal government do? >> the federal government considered pot the same as lsd and heroin. >> same classification of drug. >> heroin. i didn't even know heroin still existed. apparently it still does. and pot does, too. the difference is you can grow heroin in your backyard. you can grow it -- >> grow marijuana you mean. >> i'm sorry, grow marijuana in your backyard. >> i don't know that much about heroin but i don't think that's how...
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she worries about the year and a possible government cutbacks. >> they are our main source of keeping the business open. if it goes down any further, we might end up closing up. k of a deficit deal a $800 billion in domestic and defense cuts that family taxes could rise $3,500. is going to be a lot of suffering among a lot of people who deserve otherwise. the white house wants a tax on the rich and increase on the debt limit. say tax tight cost american jobs. medicare is going bankrupt, inability will be bankrupt two years. of democratsity republicans to reach a compromise is frustrating to about socialry security and medicare benefits. a lot of times when people are dug in, they hav a lot of misinformation. still, some insist progress made. g >> our economy is moving up, not enough. go over that cliff would be terrible. in her place of work, linda coolercooler head -- prevail. >> we hope that government will work withus so we can them. on that talk shows today, said he wouldrker agree to higher taxes a the wealthy if it meant chance to overhaul costly like medicare. democrats are ske
she worries about the year and a possible government cutbacks. >> they are our main source of keeping the business open. if it goes down any further, we might end up closing up. k of a deficit deal a $800 billion in domestic and defense cuts that family taxes could rise $3,500. is going to be a lot of suffering among a lot of people who deserve otherwise. the white house wants a tax on the rich and increase on the debt limit. say tax tight cost american jobs. medicare is going bankrupt,...
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as he began two hours of talks with president assad, yet more fighting, including this, a government assault on the rebel-held city in the north. activists there tell us there has been heavy shelling and the refugees are trying to make for the safety of the nearby border with turkey. and in homs the city which more than any other has come to symbolize the uprising, these images of rebel fighters apparently celebrating the destruction of a syrian army tank. now, kofi annan came armed with a peace plan, humanitarian aid. but president assad said there could be no deal if armed gangs are causing chaos in the country. the two men are due to meet tomorrow, but hard to see any of this halting the serious slide to all-out civil war. lester? >>> now to japan. it has been exactly one year since that devastating earthquake and tsunami devastated the country, killing thousands and triggering a nuclear crisis. this weekend, millions of japanese are remembering that awful day and the long road to recovery since. nbc's ian williams reports from japan. ♪ >> reporter: at last, a reason to celebrat
as he began two hours of talks with president assad, yet more fighting, including this, a government assault on the rebel-held city in the north. activists there tell us there has been heavy shelling and the refugees are trying to make for the safety of the nearby border with turkey. and in homs the city which more than any other has come to symbolize the uprising, these images of rebel fighters apparently celebrating the destruction of a syrian army tank. now, kofi annan came armed with a...
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speak of the fact he is an articulate and forceful proponent of small government conservatism and an avatar of the tea party movement itself secondarily is he brings bring some level of diversity. the look of the kind of things about tim scott entered congress, who are the people who really have been looking at, the most likely leaders to emerge from this class? well the first people named from the very beginning. the way he makes the argument. gerri: his background is fascinating. he was not successful right away. what about that? >> this is a guy who grew up in politics, just a contrast there is notable in and of itself. immediately one of the most confidants of the leadership despite the fact coming from the tea party. this is somebody who came out of the tea party movement and was immediately trusted by the establishment republicans because of who he is and the integrity he brought to the job. gerri: build his own business from scratch, just a really impressive track recordd >> not somebody who came up in a typical way. gerri: do you think we will see him hold onto that and eleva
speak of the fact he is an articulate and forceful proponent of small government conservatism and an avatar of the tea party movement itself secondarily is he brings bring some level of diversity. the look of the kind of things about tim scott entered congress, who are the people who really have been looking at, the most likely leaders to emerge from this class? well the first people named from the very beginning. the way he makes the argument. gerri: his background is fascinating. he was not...
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you're willing to shut down the state government to get a deal. is there a productive way in which president obama can use his executive power to negotiate and try to strike a grand bargain deal? guest: there is an opportunity in these matters. unlike the legislative branch that speaks of many voices, the executive has the opportunity to have that bully pulpit and be the vision and speak with one voice and command a disproportionate amount of the attention around the messaging. if that person has the courage to go first and go big, it could have a big impact on the debate. president obama has a tremendous opportunity here coming off of reelection. he could set the tone and the direction and show willingness to compromise to get a deal done. >> what will this look like for the president? guest: everyone sees the contours of the branded deal. -- grand deal. they will have to just entitlement programs not just for recipients but for coming generations and that could include adjusting the retirement age overtime. from a republican standpoint, you will
you're willing to shut down the state government to get a deal. is there a productive way in which president obama can use his executive power to negotiate and try to strike a grand bargain deal? guest: there is an opportunity in these matters. unlike the legislative branch that speaks of many voices, the executive has the opportunity to have that bully pulpit and be the vision and speak with one voice and command a disproportionate amount of the attention around the messaging. if that person...